City: unknown
Region: unknown
Country: Botswana
Internet Service Provider: unknown
Hostname: unknown
Organization: unknown
Usage Type: unknown
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% Information related to '196.216.163.0 - 196.216.163.255'
% No abuse contact registered for 196.216.163.0 - 196.216.163.255
inetnum: 196.216.163.0 - 196.216.163.255
netname: GOVBW-NET0
descr: Government of Botswana
country: BW
org: ORG-GoB1-AFRINIC
admin-c: BB25-AFRINIC
admin-c: OL19-AFRINIC
admin-c: MG71-AFRINIC
admin-c: ML14-AFRINIC
tech-c: BB25-AFRINIC
tech-c: OL19-AFRINIC
tech-c: MG71-AFRINIC
tech-c: ML14-AFRINIC
status: ASSIGNED PI
mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower: Internet-Support
mnt-domains: Internet-Support
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
parent: 196.0.0.0 - 196.255.255.255
organisation: ORG-GoB1-AFRINIC
org-name: Government of Botswana
org-type: EU-PI
country: BW
address: Floor 9, Block 8
address: Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs Building,
address: Government Enclave
address: Gaborone
phone: tel:+267-361-2600
admin-c: ML14-AFRINIC
admin-c: BB25-AFRINIC
admin-c: OL19-AFRINIC
admin-c: MG71-AFRINIC
tech-c: ML14-AFRINIC
tech-c: BB25-AFRINIC
tech-c: OL19-AFRINIC
tech-c: MG71-AFRINIC
mnt-ref: AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref: Internet-Support
mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
person: Botsoma Botsoma
address: Government of Botswana
phone: tel:+267-365-6900
nic-hdl: BB25-AFRINIC
mnt-by: GENERATED-JOJFMC5MDQUYA7MR6ILGCT3TIBTADMNF-MNT
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
person: Malebogo Gabadirwe
address: Private Bag 0050
address: Gaborone
address: Botswana
phone: tel:+267-361-2600
phone: tel:+267-72-626-225
nic-hdl: MG71-AFRINIC
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
mnt-by: GENERATED-BKNOTAL03XMFO33IBVW4IKGDZK5ESSJF-MNT
person: Malebogo Lekoape
address: Government of Botswana
phone: tel:+267-365-6900
nic-hdl: ML14-AFRINIC
mnt-by: GENERATED-NIZNGZZ6ZK9T5LLATZXNAFMASBIL6C4G-MNT
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
person: ONE Leshona
address: Private Bag 0050
address: Gaborone
address: Botswana
phone: tel:+267-71-578-653
phone: tel:+267-361-2605
nic-hdl: OL19-AFRINIC
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
mnt-by: GENERATED-B961XUBJKXBBHASF0GSXEZR7UBPAT9H9-MNT
% Information related to '196.216.163.128/25AS37051'
route: 196.216.163.128/25
descr: Government of Botswana
origin: AS37051
mnt-by: Internet-Support
source: AFRINIC # Filtered; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> 196.216.163.134
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 40426
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;196.216.163.134. IN A
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 30 IN SOA a.root-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2026071600 1800 900 604800 86400
;; Query time: 26 msec
;; SERVER: 183.60.83.19#53(183.60.83.19)
;; WHEN: Thu Jul 16 23:31:21 CST 2026
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 108134.163.216.196.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer vpn6.gov.bw.
Server: 183.60.83.19
Address: 183.60.83.19#53
Non-authoritative answer:
134.163.216.196.in-addr.arpa name = vpn6.gov.bw.
Authoritative answers can be found from: